A filly named Elsa rests in a pen Jan. 7 at Dust Devil Ranch Sanctuary for Horses. The horse, who was found malnourished and freezing before she was taken to the sanctuary, died Saturday.

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A horse found malnourished and freezing at an Enoch home earlier this month died Saturday, according to rescuers.

The 18-month-old filly, named Elsa, and her mother were taken to Dust Devil Ranch Sanctuary for Horses in Cedar City on Jan. 9 after they were found in what law enforcement officers called shocking conditions. Caretakers at the sanctuary were working to help Elsa recover, but Ginger Grimes, owner and president of the sanctuary, said the young horse's body had simply been through too much.

"It was something where she hadn't been properly cared for, probably since birth," Grimes ...